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By 2050, The EU Wants Every Building To Be Emission-Free
A proposal introducing new specifications for the energy performance of buildings was generally accepted by EU energy ministers. The amended directive's primary goals are for all new construction to be zero-emission by 2030 and for all existing structures to...
Building Products
Switch From Bagged To Bulk Cement Urged For Emerging Markets
World Construction Today - Together with Boston Consulting Group, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), and the World Economic Forum, led a group that did a study on cement and what it means for reducing carbon emissions in...
Infrastructure
UK Political Chaos Upsets Architects Like 2009 Credit Crisis
According to a recent study, confidence among practitioners has fallen to levels not seen since the first COVID lockout, prompting the Royal Institute of British Architects to issue a warning about an anticipated decline in workloads in the coming...
Construction Equipment
3 Perks IoT Offers In The Construction Machinery Segment
World Construction Today - IoT in construction has a strong business case. OEMs, equipment dealers, rental businesses, and contractors who fail to capitalise on the benefits of IoT now risk going out of business. However, many people consider implementation...
Infrastructure
Webuild Consortium Awarded A €928mn Ligurian Port Contract
World Construction Today - A €928 million project to build a new breakwater (a sea wall protecting a shoreline) somewhere at the Port of Genoa in Northern Italy has been awarded to a consortium led by Webuild.
The Genoa Breakwater...
Building Products
UK Construction Product Sales Drop For First Time In 2 Years
World Construction Today - According to the Construction Products Association's most recent State of Trade Survey, the two-year streak of sales increases for producers of construction products came to an end in the third quarter.
Additionally, manufacturers' projections of a...
Infrastructure
Housing Slowdown Warned Following Hike In UK Mortgage Rates
World Construction Today - After it was predicted that the number of consumers having trouble making their mortgage payments would reach a 15-year high, there were further warnings of a housing downturn in the UK. According to the Royal...
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